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[Entwood]

Decided on this for £85

Varta Silver Dynamic

http://www.varta-automotive.com/eng/content/microsites/microsite.html


more power than normal batteries as it has 750 cranking amps which is way more than a GM one or basic Exide, which means better at decharging and recharging, cold starts, and it stores more power inside when you leave it for longer periods of time.. hence actually starting!
infact it has the highest rating for the fitment of my car, the fitting code is 100 for a battery for an Omega Estate V6

this article is interesting reading

http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/products/products/210431/car_batteries.html

also comes with 5 year warranty
other batteries including GM come with 3 years, and sometimes 4

I find it odd that you quote extensive "facts" about the battery/capacity/cranking as if from knowledge/experience.. yet you did not know that a flat battery affects measured alternator output...

methinks you have been conned by snakeoil sellers ... GM on TC and save some money  

[Wayne]

well, i dont claim to know all the facts..
i had just read up on battery sources on the internet
anyway, i just cancelled my order as i needed to use my car tomorow
cant be asked to wait 3+ days for delivery

got a Varta Blue Dynamic Battery for £59 fitted from National Tyres in Oxford, being done tomorrow

and i get a 4 year warranty on it

cheers

PS: your right, i aint got a clue about alternators etc
thats WHY i`m on here asking!  

[cem_devecioglu]

Also

if later will become necessary alternators dont need changing..There are simple parts in inside which can be serviced cheaply..

[Abiton]

Don't give up fella!

Rather than go to Kwik Fit and so on, I have heard through a good friend that the garage in Littleworth, just over the hill from you, is an 'honest' kind of place.

The alternator voltage may be a bit low (especially if it's still at that sort of level with the new battery); but it may be quite easy, and free, to fix, if it is. There's a "how to fix your alternator" (may not be the exact title) on the maintenance guide section that shows an internal contact that may simply need de-grotting.

I don't know the V6 engine at all, but if you want a second opinion on electrical or other stuff, I'm not far from you at all.

Cheers,

Pete

[TheBoy]

Wayne, as previously mentioned, get a TC card, you could have gone to your dealers today, and got a Go battery for much less....

Your car will be expensive to run if you keep using dealers and non-experieinced mechanics to maintain your (lovely) motor.

[Kevin Wood]

... and have a look at that positive battery terminal so your new battery doesn't go flat too.

Kevin

[Wayne]

OKAY GUYS

so, tomorrow when i have the new sooper dooper battery fitted, do i then have the guy test the alternator again for a reading?
or go for a 45 minute drive and then test the alternator?
or do any of the above and then park it on my drive for 2 days and then get alternator tested?

[Entwood]

Personaly .. I'd go for option 2 ... drive to ensure battery that hopefully fully charged .. then alternator test

[Minispud]

Hi Wayne,

 You could try "Trye-Ryte" they are in Marsh road, Cowley by the Oxford City Council works depot   What sort of music do you play, I'm into "Jean Michel Jarre"

[Martin_1962]

Hi Wayne,

 You could try "Trye-Ryte" they are in Marsh road, Cowley by the Oxford City Council works depot   What sort of music do you play, I'm into "Jean Michel Jarre"

Look at his links - Bon Jovi tribute

BTW - seen the original years ago

[ians]

Hi Wayne,

 You could try "Trye-Ryte" they are in Marsh road, Cowley by the Oxford City Council works depot   What sort of music do you play, I'm into "Jean Michel Jarre"

I saw JMJ in the docklands (too) many years ago.  Good stuff

[razzo]

Hi Wayne,

 You could try "Trye-Ryte" they are in Marsh road, Cowley by the Oxford City Council works depot   What sort of music do you play, I'm into "Jean Michel Jarre"

I saw JMJ in the docklands (too) many years ago.  Good stuff

From what i can remember it was a good concert  

[ians]

Hi Wayne,

 You could try "Trye-Ryte" they are in Marsh road, Cowley by the Oxford City Council works depot   What sort of music do you play, I'm into "Jean Michel Jarre"

I saw JMJ in the docklands (too) many years ago.  Good stuff

From what i can remember it was a good concert  

it was although memory is fading - must be best part of 20 years ago! oh shit..

[razzo]

Hi Wayne,

 You could try "Trye-Ryte" they are in Marsh road, Cowley by the Oxford City Council works depot   What sort of music do you play, I'm into "Jean Michel Jarre"

I saw JMJ in the docklands (too) many years ago.  Good stuff

From what i can remember it was a good concert  

it was although memory is fading - must be best part of 20 years ago! oh naff..

Destination Docklands ermmm... 1989 me thinks, was very young then

[Minispud]

Hi Wayne,

 You could try "Trye-Ryte" they are in Marsh road, Cowley by the Oxford City Council works depot   What sort of music do you play, I'm into "Jean Michel Jarre"

I saw JMJ in the docklands (too) many years ago.  Good stuff

From what i can remember it was a good concert  

it was although memory is fading - must be best part of 20 years ago! oh naff..

Destination Docklands ermmm... 1989 me thinks, was very young then

 Yes I had a couple of tickets for that concert, but could not go   , but I did get to see him just before Wembley was pulled down   and man was he good